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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, K.SURENDER
Gurumurthi – Appellant
Versus
District Registrar – Respondent
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| 1. the authority of the district registrar to nullify deeds under the registration act is questioned. (Para 1 , 2 , 5 , 7) |
| 2. authority to declare documents null rests with civil courts, not administrative registrars. (Para 3 , 10) |
| 3. pending civil suits must take precedence over administrative actions. (Para 4 , 6 , 16) |
| 4. legal interpretation of powers and jurisdiction under the registration act is clarified. (Para 8 , 9 , 11) |
| 5. civil rights disputes must be resolved in a competent civil court. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 6. final ruling determining the appeal outcome. (Para 18 , 19) |
JUDGMENT :
S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.
Under assail is the Writ order dated 01.08.2022 passed in W.P.No.11617 of 2016.
2. The writ petitioners are the appellants before this Court. The issue raised in the present intra-Court appeal is, whether the District Registrar under the Registration Act is empowered to cancel the sale deeds by invoking powers conferred under Section 68(2) of the Registration Act.
3. It is not in dispute that a complaint came to be instituted by the respondents to nullify three sale deeds registered in sale deed Nos.592/2009 dated 20.02.2009, 895/2009 dated 12.03.2009 and 351/2011 d
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